This creamy, smooth, and sweet cinnamon fig shake is so delicious! You’ll never know it’s actually good for you, and it’s vegan and gluten free!
Figs, figs, figs! They seem to be everywhere this year! When did they become so popular? I mean I always knew Fig Newton’s existed, but now-a-days fresh figs are so abundant! Trader Joe’s even sells them in a bag-frozen. I decided to jump on the fig bandwagon, and I am glad I did!
Figs have a wonderful subtle sweet flavor, with a soft flesh and crunchy seeds that you can eat. They are nutritious and good for you too! They are super source of potassium, have a great deal of fiber, and contain antioxidants. You can bake with them and utilize their sweet side, or use them to balance out a earthy salad, or even put them on top of an artisan wood fired pizza- yum!
This shake is awesome! It’s a great way to get some figs into your diet, and change up your shake/smoothie routine with something a bit out of the box. The combination of cinnamon combined with vanilla and fig reminds me of a really tasty oatmeal cookie.
Cinnamon Fig Shake {Healthy, Gluten Free, Vegan, Dairy Free}
This creamy, smooth, and sweet cinnamon fig shake is so delicious! You’ll never know it’s actually good for you, and it’s vegan and gluten free!
- 1 cup of almond milk (or milk of choice)
- 4-5 frozen figs (buy fresh and freeze)
- a few ice cubes (4-5)
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- A few drops of stevia or maple syrup to sweeten further if you desire
- Optional- one scoop of vanilla or unflavored protein powder of choice
- Combine all ingredient in a high speed blender and blend on high until smooth.
- If adding protein powder, you may want to increase the amount of milk so the shake doesn’t become too thick.
Figs are AWEsome!! Absolutely love them, too! Great idea to put them in a shake. It looks delicious and like the kind of afternoon snack I would love 😀
Thanks Lorena!
Yum! I love anything with figs! They’re a great way to sweeten naturally! Can’t wait to have breakfast tomorrow so I can make this!
Awesome! Enjoy 🙂
My neighbor just gave me a bag of figs and this was the first thing I made. I used Ripple, a pea-protein milk substitute, and a quick drip of maple syrup instead of stevia. Great smoothie–much thanks for the recipe!
Hey Sue! You are very welcome! So happy to hear you enjoyed it! Kelley
Oh my goodness, I just made this and it is delicious! I skipped the vanilla as I used vanilla protein powder and my dogs were fresh not frozen. It’s just like you said, very oatmeal cookie-ish. So good!!
Thanks!!
Hey Liz! So thrilled to hear you loved it!! K